As a fresh round of phishing spam targets Australian tax payers, the ATO's CIO has warned fake Web sites designed to steal Australian credit card and personal details are "a fact of life".
The anniversary week of the first Storm worm attack brought more variants, one of which launches an early Valentine Day attack.
The rate of identity theft-related fraud in the US has risen sharply since 2003, according to Gartner. In Australia, this menace costs billions of dollars in losses per annum.
Cheaply available voice over Internet numbers and Net calling are helping crooks launch new data-thieving scams, a security company has warned.
Yahoo is testing a new security feature that lets users customise their login page, a measure designed to thwart information-thieving phishing scams.
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E-mail is practically universal, but that doesn't mean that everyone knows how to use it correctly. These usage guidelines, which encompass things like virus, spam, and phishing protection, rules of etiquette, and attachment handling, will help safeguard your organisation and teach your users how to handle their e-mail responsibly.
Spammers and online fraudsters are exploiting Web site features to learn more about their victims and better hone their attacks.
Individuals have been warned about the threat of identity theft for years. Now it's the turn of businesses.
Online fraudsters are getting smarter and the current round of "phishing scams" may just be the start, according Australian High Tech Crime Centre (AHTCC) head Alastair MacGibbon.
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